Ralf Rangnick has parted ways with Manchester United

• Ralf Rangnick has been serving as Manchester United interim manager after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked late last year
• Rangnick had a deal with the Red Devils to continue as a consultant after the club appoints a new manager, which they did in Erik Ten Hag
• Rangnick was however appointed as Austria national team head coach which meant he could not continue at Manchester United

Immediate former Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick will no longer step into a consultancy role at the club as earlier agreed following his unsuccessful time in charge as interim manager.

The German replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the Old Trafford dugout on a temporary basis in November and had been due to move into a two-year consultancy position at the end of the 2021/22 season.

However, after he was named head coach of the Austrian national team in April, Rangnick and United have now scrapped the original agreement for him to continue behind the scenes.

Ralf Rangnick has immediately left Manchester United and will not continue as a consultant. | PHOTO: Getty Images |

The ‘demands of his new role’ are given as the reason behind the decision. Rangnick revealed the news in a press conference with Austria on Sunday.

In a statement seen by SportsLeo, Man Utd said: “We would like to thank Ralf Rangnick for his efforts as interim manager over the past six months.

“By mutual agreement, Ralf will now focus solely on his new role as manager of the Austria national team and will not, therefore, be taking up a consultancy role at Old Trafford.

“We would like to wish Ralf the best of luck in this next chapter of his career.”

Rangnick has overseen a hugely turbulent period for Manchester United both on and off the pitch. Embarrassing heavy defeats to rivals Manchester City and Liverpool and lowly Brighton contributed to their worst-ever Premier League season, while there have been constant murmurings of discontent emerging from within the camp.

Former Ajax manager Erik ten Hag has already started work as United’s next manager and has plenty of work to do to steady the ship. The Dutchman has already held a recruitment meeting, with a versatile forward, two central midfielders and a centre-back primary targets